Double Hoodoo in De-Na-Zin Wilderness
Photographer: Stan Wagon
Summary Author: Stan Wagon
Featured above is a view of a “double hoodoo” in the De-Na-Zin Wilderness of New Mexico. Hoodoos result from centuries of erosion and weathering, when harder strata (the caprocks) protect softer, less resistant geologic layers from the effects of wind, rain, and ice. Here, the caprock at top as well as the "sandwiched" darker colored caprock is hardened sandstone. Note that the stem of this hoodoo (bottom-most layer) is from the San Juan Formation. Photo taken on August 18, 2023.
De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico Coordinates: 36.2921, -108.1298Related Links:
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